Opinion
No. HH-213.
April 28, 1978.
Appeal from Circuit Court, Bay County; N. Russell Bower, Judge.
Carroll L. McCauley, Panama City, for appellant.
Clinton E. Foster, Panama City, for appellee.
This appeal is from a trial court's order dismissing appellant's petition for adoption at the conclusion of appellant's case. We have reviewed the record and concluded that the appellant did present a prima facie case of abandonment by the natural father. It was error to dismiss the petition; therefore the cause is remanded for further proceedings.
McCORD, C.J., and SMITH and MELVIN, JJ., concur.